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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-17

Those who are desirous that the
government should take charge OF
the telegraphs and railroads of this
country ought to be the foremost
in their advocacy of thorough civil
service reform. So long as political
patronage is exercised, so long as
Offices are given, not to the deserv-
ing, but to party workers, the op-
position to the assumption OF these
new duties by the government will
prove insurmountable. Congress.
man Herbert of Alabama very well
expresses this objection when nc
saws that to add Is, 600 new appoint
ments to those now within the gif1
of the national executive would bt
TO put q strain upon our political
system that might prove too grea'
for it to bear.-Boston Herald.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-17

established. These birds had an
abundance of feed on the island,
consisting Of acorns, berries, insects
and grass, and have always been
healthy and vigorous, with habit
of flight about the same as that OF
the eastern wild bird in their native
haunts. The writer has introduced
wild turkeys in various places on
the Pacific slope north of San Fran
cisco, which have been prolific and
healthy and attained the normal
size.-J. d. Cation, in the American
Naturalist.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-17
A WONDERFUL WATCH DIAL.

A gentleman connected with the
Illinois Watch Company has a
wonderfully curious watch dial. In
stead of the Roman numerals to
denote the hours, there are eleven
small but very distinct silhouette
figures, representing a man start
ing out with his dog for q days
sport. At 7 o'clock he is seen
starting out with his gun and
dog; at 8 o'clock he makes a shot
at 8 o'clock he has q sandhlil
crane which measures as long at
himself: at 10 o'clock the man and
his dog are scared at the sight. .o'
n iack-rabbit, which is sitting upon
his hind legs, with his big Ions
ears raised above the bushes; at l J
o'clock the hunter takes drink
and while in this attitude the dot
sits in front of his master, with MI
nose pointing directly at the flask
at 12 O'Clock the sportsman IS seer
sitting on stump, and Is eating
lunch-the dog is eying the piece
of bread which the hunter has II
his hand. At / o'clock he starts ou
to fish the rest of the day, and g
he takes his dog and fishing tacki
and goes to the water; at 2 o'cloc'
the dog, which is behind its mas
ter. has been caught with the hool
bv an attempt to throw in his line
at 3 o'clock he and the dog are a
straiehtened out again, and the lin
| i in the water; he has both hand
on the pole, and his foot braced O
a stump by the waters edge a
though he had . tremendous bite
at i O'clock the man has got oi
fish on his line, which ha: pulIe
him of his fest, and he falls on IN
doe and doubles him all up ou \,
the man is holding fast TO tho Po''
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-17
CH1NA's GREAT WALL.

Gen. J. II. Wilson reports the
great wall Of China in fine condi-
ton where he examined it, though
ruinous in parts. at is from 25
to 80 feet high, Is to 20 feet thick,
and revettcd outside and in with
cut granite masonry laid in regular
courses with an excellent mortar
of lime and sand. 1t is surmounted
by parapet or battlement of gray
burned brick Is or 20 inches thick,
covered with moss and pierced with
crenelated openings for the defend
ers, whether archers or matchbox
men, to fire through. The rear or
inner revetmen wall is also furn-
ished with a lower parapet. but it
is not crcnelated. The top is paved
with double layer of brick about
foot square. The inside of the
wall is made of earth and loose
stone, we'll rammed i'm. Every 2OO
or 300 yards there is hanking tur-
ret thirty-fivc or forty feet high,
projecting beyond and overlooking
the face of the wall in both direc-
tions, and near each turret is a
stone staircase leading down be-
tween the walls to a door opening
upon the ground in the rear. The
most astonishing thing about it is,
however, that it climbs straight up
the steepest and most rugged noun
tain sides, courses along their sum
mits, descends into gorges and ra-
vines and, rising again, skirts the
face of almost inaccessible crags
crosses rivers, valleys and plains in
endless succession from one end OF
the empire to the Other-frOm the
sea shore on the Gulf of Pe-Chee-
Lee to the desert waste of Turke.
stan. No spot is left unguarded OF
uncovered, and no matter how fierce
and active were the wild tribesmen
who assailed it, or how innumera-
ble their armiessit is evident that
it could, if well defended, defy the
world up to the day of gunpow.lel
and artillery. Indeed, it is almost
impossible to conceive of its cap
ture, except through treachery ol
great neglect on the part of those
whose duty it should be to defend
it. 1t is laid out in total defiance
of the rules of military engineering
and yet the walls are so solid anC
inaccessible, and the gates so wei
arranged and defended that it would
puzzle a modern army with a first
class siege train to get through it
il any effort whatever was made fol
its defense"
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One of the curious customs IN
uraeuay is the manufacture OF but
ter. The dairyman pours the mix
warm from the COW into an inflated
r;r T. or eoatskin, hitches It to his
saddle BY = long l.sso and gall gailoPs 9Ps
Ave or six miles into town with the
milk pounding along on the road
behind him. When he reaches the
c;tv his churning is over, the but.
ter ia made and he peddles it from
door to door, dipping out the quan. !
tity desired by each family VII" :
long wooden spoon.
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She Frightened the Tramp.

Miss Ada Dodd is the handsome
sixteen-year-old daughter of Cap
tain David Dodd, who lives near
Falling Waters, Pa. She keeps
house for her father and brother,
and is known as the best shot with
rifle or shot gun in the region. A
few days ago she was alone in the
house when a villainous looking
tramp slouched up. seated himself
in a chair on the porch and ordered
the girl to get him some dinner.
She went into the house and took
down her double barrelled rifle and
told the tramp to leave. BAH" he
replied, 81 amt afraid any woman
shooting. You can't bluff me-"
At that moment a chicken ran
across the yard. When it was sew
eral rods away, and still on the run,
Miss Dodd brought the rifle to her
shoulder and fired. The chicken
fell dead. The ball had cut its head
square off. The gir looked around
to note the effect of her shot on the
tramp. He was halfway across the
yard and making for the fence, with
his tattered coat tails straight out
behind him. He never stopped or
looked back as far as he could be
seen flying down the road.
II pulled up to notch his ear with
the other bullet as he got over the
fence" said Miss Ada, in telling her
father of the incident, "but ! had
to laugh so to see him scoot that l
couldn't take aim"
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Moral Perversion Of the Victims Of the
Deadly Drug.
Nineteenth Century.

Nineteenth Century.
Persons who have become NOR
phia habitues remain free from
trouble for variable periods of time.
Some begin to suffer seriously in a
few months, others only after years.
This difference depends rather upon
individual peculiarities than upon
the quantity of the drug which is
taken. But sooner or later all de-
generate, both bodily and mentally.
They become pale, sallow, and ema-
ciated their appetite is greatly di-
minished, and the digestive pro-
cesses are disordcred ; sleeplessness
sets in in spite of their morphia,
and what rest they do get is dis
turbed by horrible dreams. They
become sterile and lose their energy
and interest in life, while all their
thoughts are concentrated on their
morphia. If they have been accus-
toned to inject the drug subcuta-
I.neously, those parts of the body
which are withih reach of the syr-
inge are one mass of sores, so that
they are sometimes Mt loss to find
a sound spot where they can toler.
ate an injection. These physical
troubles are bad enough, but the
moral changes eclipse them. No
one who has not had experience of
these melancholy cases can form an
idea of the moral perversion which
this habit produces. "Thc constant
and increasing use of the drug
for this is the rulc-at length en-
fcebles the will, and makes the man
a moral paralytic, of all spectacles
the most pitiable this side of the
grave. ."-["Opium-Smoking and
Opium-Eating," by George Shearer,
NJ. d., 1881. Untruth is second
nature with them. "As rule, no
one thinks of trusting to the word
of All opium smoker; his character
is wholly unreliable. ."-t George
Shcarer. The same may certainly
be said of the morphia habitue.
Levinstein, one of the greatest Ger
man authorities on the subject,
SAYS: Educated, intelligent men
and women, otherwise deserving of
respect, descend to lying" Even
De Quincey, though he denies moral
perversion, admits that opium rem
ders a man incapable Of doing what
he knows to be right. "The opium
eater loses none of his moral sus-
capabilities or aspirations; he
wishes and longs as earnestly as
ever to realize what he believes pos
sible and feels to be exacted by duty,
but his intellectual apprehension OF
what is possible infinitely outruns
his power, not of execution only,
but even of power to attempt. lie
lies under the weight of incubus
and nightmare; he lies in sight OF
all that he would fain perform, just
as a man forcibly confined to his
bed by the mortal languor of re-
laxing disease, who is compelled to
witness injury or outrage offered to
some object of his tenderest love
he curses the spells which chain
him down from motion; he would
Law down his life if he might but
get up and walk, but he is power
less as an infant, and can not even
attempt to rise. ."-["Confession Of
an English Opium Eater"
The morphia habit may ever
transform the tenderest affection
into hate. l have known q happy
home rendered almost uninhabita
bic and husband driven to despair
by the terrible change produced II
the character of his wife by the In
O..oo oc this hohit
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-17

1t is interesting to trace the evo-
luton of words and expressions.
Cultivated people say: "How do
YOU do?" Those who are less pre-
else say: "Howdydoo?" In the
backwoods of Tennessee they say
"Howdy?" The noble red man Of
the West says: "How?" while the
cat on the fence says: "Ow?-
Norwich Bulletin.
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The KEYSTONE has long been acknowl-
edged to be the sole representative OF the
Great Upper Wood River and Sawtooth
mining regions, and located as II Is in the
very heart OF the most promising mining
country on the face of the earth. and leav-
ing nothing undone to present its readers q
complete synopsis of all mining news ana
developments, as well as matters of local
importance i'm the growth of ketchum, the
future metropolis of Idaho, ii is an invalua-
bic guide for capital and informant to the
settler of every craft and position Sub
scribe for it, read it. and let your friends
read what may benefit them.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-17

Inc farlS Figaro gives US AL III
cident in Paris life which it regards
as romantic, and which is at least
amusing.
The scene is laid in a pavilion at
tachcd to a country house in the
neighborhood of the great city. The
time is a few minutes to IL p. NJ.
Mons. Armand awaits with impa-
tience Nine. n, with whom he has
arranged an interview at that hour,
quite innocent but less prudish
people should not so regard it,
quite secret.
Close to the appointed time Mons.
Armand hears footsteps 1t is the
lady! The door opens He stands
stupified in the presence of the hus-
band. Mons. X. has returned from
Paris, and, deeming it too late to
awaken the sleepers of the house,
comes to share the room of his
friend in the pavilion.
The conversation between the
lover-shall we call him so?-and
the husband is amusing, and as the
hour approaches the perplexity OF
the former increases. His agita-
ton leads him to the most incon-
sistent remarks and the most mex
plicable questions.
"What is the matter with yeu?"
asks the husband.
Nothing at ALL"
81 Idiscompose you-how strange.
ly you look Have | interrupted
something serious !"
The lover stands, his hands
pressed upon a little table, weak
and nervous with agitation.
"Ahr' exclaims the husband, 81
see! You were about to try an ex'
pertinent in table turning"
The suggestion saves the lover
Gradually recovering he admits the
fact. The whole public was then
in a rage of table turning, and the
most marvellous effects were attrib'
uted to the mysterious process.
"Yes," exclaims Mons. Armand
81 admit it. You smile at me. You
doubt! Shall l prove to you by al
exhibition of true science, one o.
those miracles of magnetism o.
which l speak? Will you close
your eyes to the evidence Of facts?'
"No. ask nothing better thar
an actual proof"
"You shall have it. My will cal
traverse space and overawe distance
Name some one at the chateau, ant
| will summon him here in mo
ment. Shall it be your aunt?"
"Oh, no! She is too old and tn
experiment would ruin u.s."
"Your wife, then"
every well-my wife,"
Mons. Armand, with an air of in
tense thought, leans on the tabl
and inwardly exerts his magneti
will.
In a few moments Nine. X. en-
ters and perceives her husband
stands mute, pale, with dilated eye
and outstretched arms, and an al
of stupor wholly unaffected.
"Prodigious !" exclaims the hus
|, band.
! "Hush-silence," says the mac
netizcr. "Do not wake her. ID
you, at last, confess the power c
magnetism? Do you acknowledg
the mystery of somnambulism an
the magnetic currents?"
81 am indeed convinced" mul
, murs the astonished husband.
Fearful of awakening the son
nambulist, the magnetizer forbid
the husband to speak or to al
proach; and with few words an
gestures wills her departure. an
, the sleeping medium walks off.
We will not pursue the story fu
!; ther. All learned a lesson by IL
j experiment, and the husband
now a firm believer in animal MAJ
| rotism
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Before you call attention to the
fact that q pig has no use for h'a
tail please rememember that you
have two buttons on the lower back
Of your cost that don't button any.
thing.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-17

"Never allow fish to lie if it can
be hung conveniently" says a pop
ular cook book. This is also good
rule to apply to fishermen as we'll.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-17

Bismarck runs a paper mill and
a distillery. He also runs the Ger
man empire, but the two former
bring him the most money.
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Prize fighting is digrace to civ
ilization, but some how or other
we all seem to take O little interest
in which man licked.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-17

Life is = short day, but II y :
working dsy.-Hauuah More.
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I" "'VAA|AG CLASSES AIItNIou!

ssias smpIor, prepared to furnish all classes
~, iori,h,ns,ht at home, the whole Of the
~ light ana S,Sn spare moments. Business
:, tasily l,r ea. pfohtable. Persons Of either
sang. and III from 20 cents To $500 per
s.a aiheir t;a proportional sum by deyot-
- earn naalle .'ine TO the business. Boys and
40 sse this ly ny as much as men. That all
=, he s;naay send their address. and
sss are me, We make this offer. To
E1iolar IA o, Well satisfied we will send
ie.prtcuI.pray ior the trouble Of writing.
Slassl sr,xssa and outfit free. Address
x CO.. Portland, Maine.
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Northern California. A dispatch from
Merced also announces light rain falling,
with prospects of continuance. The
wheat outlook may therefore be said to
have slightly improved.
The Signal Service predicts light rains
in Northern California, and fair weather
with northwesterly Winds for the southern
portion of the State.
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$500 REWARD /!

The above reward will bc paid TO the arrest
and coasir'ion OF any party or parties found
guilty OF ste,ling billing, or running of, alter
iug brands or MARKS of any live stock. belong
~ to any member of the Nevada Live STOCK
Association. g11 s@
GEORGE RUSSELL, President
GXo S. NIXON Secretary.
~ipnsnf CA. April TO- tsa<.
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SAN MATEo, Gala, April Library
Hall building, one of the finest structures
in this place, was destroyed by fire yes-
serday afternoon. The building, which
was two.story brick, was completed in
gaa,.ary 1885. at cost of $40 900. Be-
sidss the reading hall the library was oc-
cnpied ny Ire o Id Fellows. n. s. G. w.
and A. O. U. w. all of whose property
WAS lo.t. The Otd Fellows were in-
sured. The insurance. on the building
was 81. 900. The cause OF tn e nfe Is un'
known. Work will soon oomme,'ce Oh
new hall.
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HENRY Ii. RULE,
NOTARY PUBLIC,
PARADISE, NEVADA,
Office in weig Q III tel.

Acknowledgements taken. Collections made
Protests fled All kinds OF Land business
promptly attended to-
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g,,..n.r,. Fund Insurance Company; Pennsyl-
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woopL.sp, Cal Your medicines are selling
better than apy ether shelf goods, ant give sat's-
faction 10 Ali purchas, rs The Catlk-cure Is
praised very highly by all who have tried u, and
many cases have been greatly benefited by ns
use when oil otfer rem, sics tried nave proved OF
NO benefit Yours truly.
POAp 4 LAWSON.
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I will spare no pains 70 merit the patronage
Of ths pubic. CHRIS. DIEHL
winnemucsa, November e lisa. t
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Loud Dctonatioss and Rocktng Or the
s .t~ Frozen Greund.

Ai CoSTocooK, N. H., ApriI 7.--Dstinct
!, earthquake tsemors terrified the inhab.
tants Of thus place to day. The vibra-
' tious came from the east. and loud de,op-
ations weee heard hike ciaps OF thunder.
The rocking OF the, frozen ground, aud
breaking. of ice Ia ponds added to the
: noise. The shocks last about a minute.
Houses were Jared and dishes rolled OF
Chs shelves IN closets, while many people
were rolled from their beds. .T.
ruE cALlEO.Sia MfsRRAL CAR.
s.9Ss s@6s IkET. s& eS
Many OF the Finest Specimens stolen.
SAcRAMRsro, April z. = The Mineral
Trustees recently appoiated by Governor
Z, Bartlett, after organizing yesterday.
= visited the Cabinet and found that many
OF the most valuable specimens are miss
ing. The specimens ia the Cabinet orig
inally cost the State $50, 900 and it is be.
lieved the thefts will amount to thous.
snds of dollars. The loss will be inves-
tigated.
light Rains ON thc Coast.
SAN FRANcIsoo, April - Reports re-
'ceived last evening announce light rains
in Oregon aud Washington Territory and
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FOLSOM, Call used Butte-Tne in chronic
rheumat sm ith great benefit. Please send a
supply 80 T. W. Haines, Genoa, New, and oblige
yours truly, g. DuRANr, M E.
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SANTA AREE aad CAT-R-ttRE.
mucca, New.
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Hay Fever, Rose Cold, Catarrhal Deafness and
s, re Ewes Restores the sense OF taste and smell,
removes bad taste and unpleasant breath, result
II catarrh Easy and pleasp I to use. Follow
direction and cure is warranted Send Ter c1rcu-
lar to ABlkTlNE MEDICAL CO.,
oroyille. Cal
Six months treatment, 81; by mail, 81 10
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SANTA Abe,
Pieaslas 10 the raiaie mud Death 70
Cough.

CAIrc,, Call have had the cstarrh for Ave
yea,s. and c,ald hardly TX piaip; \ could not
breathe through my no.tsis. Your California
CatR.Cu,e las cleaHsed out my head ana can
t.lk palmer now than hNe fHr sne past nve
years' Your medicine IL all that II is represent
ed. on absolute cure for cstarrh and cold IN the
head. Yours truly,
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BLAINE oyERBOARD.
sherman the COraing Republican Lead

NEw YORK, April 7. A Washington
special to the Post says A friend OF
Marat Halstead of this city is authority
for the statement that Hslstead had late.
" received letter from Whltelaw Reid,
asserting that the time has come at last
for Blaine to let go his grip upon the
Republican party as far as the Presidency
is concerned, and for all hands to turn
in and nominate John Sherman The
letter says that all that is necessary to
cause the Tribune to, swing into line is
the positive assurance that Sherman is
going into the Convention with a solid
delegation from Ohio. + @s
WEALTHY ENGLlsuMAN MURDERED.
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WEALTHY ENGLIsuMAN MURDERED.
Canadian Indians supposed 10 be ths
Murdcrers.

Fr. AssrsABAISE, Montana, April T.
Edward B. Caldwell, q wealthy English.
man Of Perrysburg. Montana, was found
murdered near his home yesterday. His
head WAS horribly manglsd, and this with
other indications point to the British
Bloed Indians, who raided Dane and
Kennedy's ranches in that vicinity on
che same day. as the perpetrators OF the
crime. Every effort is being made TO
apprehead the murderers.
EARTEQUAKE ~ NEW nAMPeHlRR
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fsSANTA ABLE is only sold Ia large oott q
at 81; three to, 81 50. Sold by all wholesals aud
retail druggists. 70
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also keep the
CITY RREwERY DEPOT AND SALOON
where FRESH LAGER II always kept en-
hand, nt 20 Cents q Quart-Nsxt Door 10
the Bakery also the best quality OF
WINES. LIQUORS AND CIGARS.
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A swiss village Burnea.

LONDON, April An extensive 6re
occarred to-day in the Swiss village Of
Bucbel in Canton Saint Gall. Sixty
houses we're burned. and many cattle
perished in the flames.
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Hagain's Essrse sale.

SAN FRANCIsco. April 7 Que husdred
and two head Of stock belonging
to Hsggiu we're sold to-day and brought
SIS. 900. The highest price paid wa.
s46O. The horses were all raised on
HaoQin's ranches in Kern and Sacramento
counties. Hsggiu expressed himself
much plsassd with the result of the sale.
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DEATH By sLEcr.TCITY.

The Futare vuns.ismcat Ter "urder.
HARRISBURG. Pa, April IA bill
was passed by the S.uase yesterday pro-
viding that the Punishment tor "urdeF
in the first degree may be death 10y the
uae of Il sctricitv
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-04-15
wnES NJ RULE.

When women shall rule by the ballot,
Which they hope to attain soon or late,
How grand will sound President Flossie,
And Mamie department OF statelt
How diguified Gertie and Winnie
viii sit in their cabinet chairs,
And Gussie and Lulie and Kitt1e
Transact governmental affairs!
How majestic will Chief Justice Bertt
Inspire with judicial awe
Sweet Roxie and Sadie and Myrtle,
The learned ~expounders OF law!
And when the great Gen. Mollie
With her troops at the battle arrives,
Her name will strike fear to the terrified foe
And they'll turn and run for their lives!
lid bits.